Holding(s) in Company

Regal Petroleum PLC
06 October 2006


For immediate release                                            6 October 2006





                              REGAL PETROLEUM PLC
                                ('the Company')

                              Holdings in Company


The Company was notified on 6 October 2006 by Cantor Fitzgerald Europe that they
have an interest in 5,109,033 of the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Ordinary
Shares') representing 3.98 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the
Company.


6 October 2006


For further information, please contact:


Regal                                                       Tel: [phone]
Roger Phillips, Finance Director
Frank Scolaro, Non-executive Director




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